Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan and filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya have teamed up to deliver some of the most memorable blockbusters including Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Hum Saath-Saath Hain.
Sooraj Barjatya, in a recent interview with Tried and Refused Productions on their YouTube channel, shared his experience of working with the actor and the qualities which make him a superstar.
“I have worked more than 600 days. I think the most important part of Salman bhai as an actor is his naturalness. His ability to not worry about making a mistake, which is a very big plus point of him. He is not worried about making a fool of himself and that really works. Nahi toh you are always like log kya bolenge (what will people say).. he just lets himself go. I think that is his biggest naturalness as an actor,” said the filmmaker.
He added, “That’s why if one sees that to have such a big mass appeal, it is just to trust the gut. He is someone who just connects to the ordinary man. If you look at him closely, he works very hard on his roles. Sometimes when I will go to narrate to him he will just be looking at you and observing. He will hear the scene, he will come on set and he will watch from afar what is being said. Then he will come. He makes everyone comfortable.”
Earlier in an interview with Hindustan Times, Sooraj shared that he has already started working on a new script to team up with Salman.
He further stated that Salman would play a more mature character in his upcoming film.
“It is on the cards. But it is going to take a little more while because we have to accept that age is now there. I have to create a new Prem. It has to suit his age. You cannot expect him to do the same thing which we have been doing till now. So, to suit that age is taking me a little more time so that I can create a fresh Prem for him that goes with the same fun, same masti, and same family values.”
He added, “But it will be on a different matured level. That is an experiment which is taking a little more time”.
Meanwhile, Sooraj Barjatya will be debuting on the OTT platform with Bada Naam Karenge.
On the other hand, Salman Khan will be next seen in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Sikandar. Directed by AR Murugados, the film also stars Rashmika Mandanna in lead role.
The film is slated to hit theatres on Eid this year.
